BE · 2025 · tespm050

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex

Belgium, 2025

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
157.8
Belgium, 2025
▼ 0.9% vs 2024 (159.3)
Analysis

In 2025, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 0.9% compared to 2024, reaching 157.8.

Belgium accounts for 158.5% of the EU-27 total of 99.6.

Belgium ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.1% (from 134.8 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
158.5%
EU-27: 99.6
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025